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| uth Wakefield graduated from the Department of Household Arts of [[Framingham State tablishment the [[Toll old the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gaime for her [[r [on the cover oheir semi-sweet cd get a lifetime supply of chocolate. Nestlé soon began markese | |||
| '''Ruth Graves Wakefield''' (1903-1977) was the ] of the ], the first ]. She later became an ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Herittcookbo Hied and True Recipes''], and the Toll House Inn bn ] h there areanufactures of chocolate chips today, the agreement to publish the reGraveson the back of epackage is still honored in the 21st | ||
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| ==Education, The Toll House Inn== | |||
| Ruth Wakefield graduated from the Department of Household Arts of ] in ] in the Class of ]. She worked as a ] and lectured about ]. | |||
| In ], she and her ] ] bought a ] ] near ]. It had been built in ] and had a rich history of providing a night's solace to weary travelers. Located about 1/2 way between ] and ], it was a place where had passengers had historically paid a toll, changed horses and ate much-welcomed home-cooked meals. | |||
| When the Wakefields opened their business over 200 years later, they named the establishment the ] and took it upon themselves to uphold the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gained local fame for her ]s. | |||
| ==The ''accident'' that changed her life== | |||
| One day while cooking a dessert that had been a favorite, the ], she realized she was out of baking ], and instead substituted a bar of ] made by the ] company. The broken bits did not melt as expected, however, and merely softened. The cookie was a hit right away, and Ruth soon contacted the Nestlé and they struck a deal: The company would print her ] on the cover of all their semi-sweet chocolate bars, and she would get a lifetime supply of chocolate. Nestlé soon began marketing chocolate chips especially used for ]. | |||
| ==Heritage== | |||
| Ruth wrote a ], ''Toll House Tried and True Recipes'', in ]. | |||
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| The Wakefield Cookbook Collection at Framingham State College was donated to the school by Ruth Graves Wakefield. | |||
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Revision as of 14:07, 20 March 2006
uth Wakefield graduated from the Department of Household Arts of [[Framingham State tablishment the [[Toll old the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gaime for her [[r [on the cover oheir semi-sweet cd get a lifetime supply of chocolate. Nestlé soon began markese ==Herittcookbo Hied and True Recipes], and the Toll House Inn bn New Year's Eve h there areanufactures of chocolate chips today, the agreement to publish the reGraveson the back of epackage is still honored in the 21st Tcolateabou